adieu
24
9.3
- noun
- /æˈdju/
- Literature
:
despedida
- As I leave for my new job abroad, I want to say a heartfelt adieu to all my friends.
- bid adieu
We'd love to at least chat before you bid adieu.
- We'd love to at least chat before you bid adieu.
- But until then, I must bid you adieu and turn off my camera, all right?
- Monkey jacket, monkey red adieu, shirt tart and bright as the lemons the Prince once let me touch.
Examples
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Mr. President, senators, having made the announcement which the occasion seemed to me to require, it remains only for my colleagues and myself... to bid you a final... adieu.
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I decided that if the taxi stopped at a red light, I would give a quick "Adieu, adieu" and jump out.
Fiction book (1994) -
But until then, I must bid you adieu and turn off my camera, all right?
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Whatever the reason, try to bid adieu on good terms.
Blog text (34) -
With this small gift, I say adieu.
Fiction book (1997) -
Then I guess we must bid you adieu.
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I'm going to go bid our friend adieu.
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Like one friend bidding adieu to another, she's asking, "Will you remember me?"
Fiction book (1995) -
I bid you adieu.
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Adieu, Chevalier.
Synonyms
∞
8.4
A friendly way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again
∞
1.0
Words people say when they leave each other
306
1.0
A short word or action people use when they leave each other
279
1.1
A friendly informal way to say goodbye when leaving
199
1.9
A speech or action that says goodbye and wishes someone well
165
1.0
A polite greeting or farewell used in the evening
131
1.0
A polite or formal way to say goodbye when parting
77
6.3
A casual word for goodbye used when leaving someone
59
1.0
Words or actions people use when they leave
50
4.4
Words or actions people use when they leave each other
47
8.5
A casual way to say hello or goodbye in Italy
34
7.2
A word people use to say goodbye
31
8.6
A goodbye used when someone leaves for a long time
30
3.2
To leave or say goodbye to someone
22
8.5
A polite way to say goodbye when you expect to see someone again
17
8.9
A friendly way to say goodbye
11
9.8
A friendly way to say goodbye
3
9.9
A way to say goodbye and wish someone well
1
7.0
To say goodbye in a polite or formal way
1
9.6
A formal speech or words that say goodbye, often at a ceremony
1
9.9
A formal leaving from a place that attracts attention
1
4.6
A short spoken or written message saying goodbye and good wishes
1
3.0
A short phrase people say when they leave each other
A German phrase people use to say goodbye
A respectful hello or goodbye said with a slight bow and hands pressed together
A friendly old-fashioned British way to say goodbye
A casual way to say goodbye to someone
A friendly informal way to say goodbye when you will see or speak to someone soon
Antonyms
How Final
- Literature
24
9.3
199
1.9
∞
1.0
- Informal
306
1.0
- Informal
95
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Adieu comes from French à 'to' and Dieu 'God', so it really means 'to God'. People used it when they asked God to watch someone, which is why adieu is a formal or final way to say goodbye, similar to the English word 'goodbye' that also began as a wish to God.